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I had MOHS done in December 2025 for Melanoma on my temple/forehead area. It’s a very long day. More time waiting between cuts and testing of the sample each time they cut. Recovery was pretty painful for a few days with a lot of headaches bc of the location. I have a pretty good sized scar but I could care less about that. Now, I have a carcinoma on my neck and will do 4 days of radiation a week for 5 weeks. Fortunately, each radiation treatment from the time I check in, get the treatment and walk out is about 10 minutes. I guess the reason I’ll do radiation is bc I can still immediately do the things I normally do daily instead of nothing for two weeks of recovery. I still get headaches and waves of pain in the area of where the MOHS was done at Oregon Health Sciences University which is a very well known and respected cancer facility as well as all medical issues. I spent a long career in the military around a lot of radiation and not concerned about radiation sickness. I guess it’s all personal preference.

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@elteec98 Welcome to Mayo Clinic Connect and thank you for your service!

Yes, OHSU is considered an awesome place to go, definitely. I had squamous cell cancer removed from the middle of my forehead, and agree the headaches afterwards were no fun. You got to wonder if the thinner skin/less extra skin/closer to your pain center of the brain may be contributing factors for the discomfort? In the past couple of years my face has had several skin cancers removed, and two more MOHs procedures are scheduled mid-July, one on each eyebrow for squamous cell tumors that will not respond to fluorouracil or liquid nitrogen.

It certainly is worth a good conversation with our doctors to determine the best course of treatment for various skin cancers. We are part of the team, so our thoughts do indeed count!
Ginger